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Davenport, possibly the ultimate loser up to this point (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

so far

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'to this point' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'davenport possibly the ultimate loser' is the wordplay.
'davenport possibly' becomes 'sofa' (davenport is a kind of sofa).
'the ultimate' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'loser' is 'r'.
'sofa'+'r'='SO FAR'

'up' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for so far that I've seen before include "till now" , "Up until the present moment" , "To this point" , "to a certain degree" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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